Hello Sir, please how many copies i'm i suppose to print and fill of the DS156 for Finacee visa? Thanks

Pls.I am a lucky winner of 2014 Dv lottery.but a
friend play it for me he mistakingly use wrong
birth date for me like instead of 20/9/1989.he
used 15/4/1989 and birth place instead of ekiti
he use Ondo.pls.how can I go about it... i ve
already do my e-passport with d wrong detail ... but i have not
send any documents to KCC..... pls advise me

Pls is there a way I can get online information I submitted while applying for DV 2014. I didn't print the print out copy but I saved it in my mail. When I open the mail where I saved it, it is blank.

How are you sir (Visa Officer) and i hope you are doing very well.

Let me use this opportunity to say a big thank u for clearing a lot of issues raised by us Nigerians and clearing the air and also asking a question on behalf of a close relative who needs serious answers to his claims. At first i felt you were a phony but after following this thread and looking at your answer i figured maybe u r truly who u are after all.

I have a cousin whose father is a u.s citizen but found out his father died and was buried recently sometime June 2013 in the u.s. he(my cousin) was born in Nigeria in the late 70's and his father left this shores when the company he worked for as a superintendent in the Niger delta had some issues with the Nigerian Govt during the mid 80's. all effort proved abortive to locate his dad not until some yrs back when he got in contact with his step brother via a social media. he was again in contact with his dad but this time the old man was very ill all efforts to file an application for him proved abortive due to one reason or the other, since his older step brother was even an adopted son to his father but bears same last name with my cousin.

Since he found out about the death of his father some months back, his step brother who was adopted before he(my cousin) was born has been acting dodgy to him for some unknown reasons. he is confused and doesn't know what to do he is a u.s citizen based on the fact that one of his parent is a u.s citizen by birth correct me if am wrong? how does he go about his case of immigrating to the u.s? he is happily married now with kids and has a good job with a multinational company. what do u think would be his fate for obtaining a u.s green card/passport for himself, wife and kids? please advice us on the steps to take and the process to follow. we await your reply anxiously.
God Bless America.

olufile: Good day,VisaOfficer.
Welldone for the good job you are doing here.
Pls.I am a lucky winner of 2014 Dv lottery.but a friend play it for me he mistakingly use wrong birth date for me like instead of 20/9/1999.he used 15/4/1999 and birth place instead of Ondo he use Osun.pls.how can I go about it av not send any documents to KCC.

Greetings! When you send your documents to KCC, enclose a letter explaining that they should use your correct birthdate as shown on the birth certificate.

srloring13 :
My husband is currently under AP and his medical expires October 15, 2013. Will this cause the consulate to stop processing his visa? If not, when will they want him to do another medical? Or should I inquire directly with them about this?

Greetings! We won't stop processing the case, but he will need new medical paperwork before he travels. When the admin processing is done, we'll review the whole case and let him know what paperwork he will need at that time.

atinaewa: @Visa Officer pls.

(1) Do they accept NECO result?

(2) Do they accept. 2 sittings. I mean
combination of 2 results. for DV lottery
winner ?

Thanks

Yes to both questions.

ekitiprincess: Visaofficer,I'll be going to the us to deliver my second baby,Its a high risk pregnancy hence my intention,I've gotten a letter from my doctor here,also gotten an appointment letter from the hospital in the us,.is it ok to tell the vo I'm going to the us to have my baby or I should just say I'm going on vacation.thanks in anticipation as I await your response.

You must tell the visa officer that you plan to have your baby in the U.S. If you don't, the customs agent at the border may refuse to let you enter the country.

akintunde95:
Pls.I am a lucky winner of 2014 Dv lottery.but a
friend play it for me he mistakingly use wrong
birth date for me like instead of 20/04/1989.he
used 28/07/1989 and place of birth instead of ekiti
he use Ondo.pls.how can I go about it i have already do my e-passport with d wrong
detail ... i ve not
send any documents to KCC

It sounds to me like someone played without your knowledge and is now trying to get money from you -- or is trying to sell you a fake identity. Let me say for the record that if you are not the same person as in the original photo, you will be permanently banned from entering the U.S. and may be arrested.

That said, if it's just an error, just write a letter to KCC explaining it and let them know what the real data should be.

Hello sir @visa officer

I have been following dis topic and I must say a big thank u 4 ur kind gesture. Pls I have a question 2 ask on behalf of my friend. She was introduced to a man {a nigerian but a US citizen} thru his mother, they exchanged pictures and they talk on the phone daily, they also communicate thru emails on daily basis. 3months later, the man proposed to her on the phone and they decided to meet in france to get married. The husband just filled for i-130 on her behalf. Pls what are her chances of getting the visa if the application is approved considering the fact that she has been denied US visa twice in the past.

princedant: Visa Officer, thanks for this informative thread..I have two questions..

1) Sometime in 2011 my sister in law who is a US citizen submitted an application to USCIS for us under the sister/brother of us citizens with her sister (my wife) as the principal applicant. We got a letter confirming this application but the letter also informed us that visa application numbers are currently not available, that we will be notified when further information can be given to processing our application for immigration. I even tracked it on the USCIS website with the case number but no information on it. My question is, should i enter this in the non-immigrant visa form i want to fill currently in the column asked if i've ever applied for immigrant status? I was thinking if i should forget filling anything there since our application is not even processed.

2) I plan to travel to the US this christmas with my family...i also intend to take my wife's little nephew who is really close to my kids on this trip. what documentation do i require to cover him for our visa application since he's not my kid.

I'll appreciate your response. thanks.

Greetings! Yes, unfortunately that visa category (siblings, F4) has a very long wait time. You should go ahead and list it on your non-immigrant visa form; you don't want to be in a situation where the visa officer thinks you are trying to conceal it.

The nephew will need his parents' permission to travel. If he's very small, I recommend that one of his parents come with him to the interview.

Good luck!

i.kjay:
Hello Sir, please how many copies i'm i suppose to print and fill of the DS156 for Finacee visa? Thanks

Two copies. Good luck to you!

diskindgod: Pls is there a way I can get online information I submitted while applying for DV 2014. I didn't print the print out copy but I saved it in my mail. When I open the mail where I saved it, it is blank.

Please see https://www.dvlottery.state.gov/esc/(S(ejg123ukt0jvub3fyojz5445))/Secure/RetrieveConfirmation.aspx -- you should be able to retrieve your confirmation number there, and once you have your confirmation number, you should be able to access all your information.

lilbro: How are you sir (Visa Officer) and i hope you are doing very well.

Let me use this opportunity to say a big thank u for clearing a lot of issues raised by us Nigerians and clearing the air and also asking a question on behalf of a close relative who needs serious answers to his claims. At first i felt you were a phony but after following this thread and looking at your answer i figured maybe u r truly who u are after all.

I have a cousin whose father is a u.s citizen but found out his father died and was buried recently sometime June 2013 in the u.s. he(my cousin) was born in Nigeria in the late 70's and his father left this shores when the company he worked for as a superintendent in the Niger delta had some issues with the Nigerian Govt during the mid 80's. all effort proved abortive to locate his dad not until some yrs back when he got in contact with his step brother via a social media. he was again in contact with his dad but this time the old man was very ill all efforts to file an application for him proved abortive due to one reason or the other, since his older step brother was even an adopted son to his father but bears same last name with my cousin.

Since he found out about the death of his father some months back, his step brother who was adopted before he(my cousin) was born has been acting dodgy to him for some unknown reasons. he is confused and doesn't know what to do he is a u.s citizen based on the fact that one of his parent is a u.s citizen by birth correct me if am wrong? how does he go about his case of immigrating to the u.s? he is happily married now with kids and has a good job with a multinational company. what do u think would be his fate for obtaining a u.s green card/passport for himself, wife and kids? please advice us on the steps to take and the process to follow. we await your reply anxiously.
God Bless America.

Greetings! I'm fine, thank you for asking. I'm concerned for my friends in Nairobi, though.

I'm glad that you and others have a healthy degree of skepticism. You should never trust anyone you meet online...

Your cousin should contact American Citizens Services (ACS) and request a passport appointment. He will need to show that his father was a U.S. citizen at the time of his (your cousin's) birth, and that his father was physically present in the U.S. long enough to transmit citizenship to your cousin. (The amount of time depends on when your cousin was born.) The ACS officer will be interested in seeing good evidence that the two were truly father and son, but if the deceased man was an American citizen at the time of your cousin's birth, your cousin may actually be a U.S. citizen himself. It's worth checking out. To schedule an appointment, please see http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/acs_abuja_passports.html (it says Abuja but you can choose either Abuja or Lagos).

elizton1: Hello sir @visa officer

I have been following dis topic and I must say a big thank u 4 ur kind gesture. Pls I have a question 2 ask on behalf of my friend. She was introduced to a man {a nigerian but a US citizen} thru his mother, they exchanged pictures and they talk on the phone daily, they also communicate thru emails on daily basis. 3months later, the man proposed to her on the phone and they decided to meet in france to get married. The husband just filled for i-130 on her behalf. Pls what are her chances of getting the visa if the application is approved considering the fact that she has been denied US visa twice in the past.

Good morning!

From our perspective, this is a woman who's twice tried unsuccessfully to get a non-immigrant visa, then turns around and marries some guy the very first time she ever meets him in person. It's the sort of case that makes us look very very carefully at both the petitioner and the beneficiary: What are they up to? But, if they're REALLY husband and wife, and it's not just an immigration scam, she should be able to answer our questions satisfactorily.

Dear visa officer, i have been to UK twice and refused entry on re-applying. i work with a government agency.... my uncle wants to invite me over to the US. my monthly salary is 83,000 after tax, i have savings, i run 20-25 thousand Nair monthly on my living cost.. I'm married with 3kids, my hubby takes full responsibilities of the family up keep. my hubby runs a laundry outfit which i manage the operations for house upkeep...
sir, what are my chances of getting the US visa?

bids1759: Dear visa officer, i have been to UK twice and refused entry on re-applying. i work with a government agency.... my uncle wants to invite me over to the US. my monthly salary is 83,000 after tax, i have savings, i run 20-25 thousand Nair monthly on my living cost.. I'm married with 3kids, my hubby takes full responsibilities of the family up keep. my hubby runs a laundry outfit which i manage the operations for house upkeep...
sir, what are my chances of getting the US visa?

From what you write, your chances sound good. But there are so many factors involved in the decision that I really can't say for sure without interviewing you in person. Good luck!

Dear Visa Officer,

Thanks for this wonderful support you are rendering.

My cousin has been asking me to come to USA and i have been turning him down because of the rate of refusal i been hearing of people applying. I work with a multinational company and am married blessed with a baby. Been to UK on several occasions with my wife and baby and to another country, I earn 300,000 per month after Tax my wife used to work but she now owns her own business.

What are my chances of applying so i can get start the process or not bother at all.

Thank you

dareted: Dear Visa Officer,

Thanks for this wonderful support you are rendering.

My cousin has been asking me to come to USA and i have been turning him down because of the rate of refusal i been hearing of people applying. I work with a multinational company and am married blessed with a baby. Been to UK on several occasions with my wife and baby and to another country, I earn 300,000 per month after Tax my wife used to work but she now owns her own business.

What are my chances of applying so i can get start the process or not bother at all.

Thank you

Greetings! Based solely on what you've written, you sound like a good applicant. But there are many factors involved in a visa decision, so it's impossible to say for sure based just on an online conversation. Good luck!

hi,i wish to visit the US briefly for my younger sisters wedding.What documents do i need.Can i show my husbands statement of account?wer travling togeda

Greetings VO!
I am sending this question on behalf of a friend that attended her immigrant visa interview last month.

My friends mother who is a LPR applied for her (F2A) some years ago and she attended her interview last month. The interview went fine and her medical and all other required evidence and document also submitted. During the period of the interview, my friends mother (petitioner) was in Nigeria completing some traditional mourning rites for her late husband (my friends dad) which ended in August. She also applied for re-entry permit since this process can be up to a year or more per tradition. Her mother is scheduled to be back in US by next week.
The VO who interviewed her told her that her mother has to come back to US first to prove her domicile in The States before she can come back for her visa. She has been a permanent residence living in US for almost 5yrs now but spent the last year in Nigeria due to the death, burial, and other traditional rites of her late husband. The question now is if there is a time frame or period that she has to wait before emailing or contacting the embassy for a new appointment after her mother's return to the US? Is there a required period for her mom to stay in the US after her return before she contact the embassy? and will she or her mom have to reapply if she turn 21 before her visa is issued?

Visa officer,I really thank you for what you are doing for nairalanders may God almighty bless you abundantly, more greese to your elbow.

Hello VO,

Please I am confused, my wife a PR filed for me and just last week I got an email from National Visa Center that I should means of communication, I got to USA 3 weeks ago on an F1 visa ...

What step do I need to take to change my status to PR?

Thank you in anticipation while I await your response ... Kind regards.

Thanks alot for your prompt response, and sorry about your friends in kenya accept my condolences if any died during d attack at the westgate mall.
There are a couple of questions i would like to ask and would want you to be more explicit with from your previous answers by giving examples or clues;
1. He will need to show that his father was a U.S. citizen at the time of his (your cousin's) birth, and that his father was physically present in the U.S. long enough to transmit citizenship to your cousin. (The amount of time depends on when your cousin was born.) How can he show that ? he was born 1979

2. The ACS officer will be interested in seeing good evidence that the two were truly father and son, although he has photos taken of him and his father when he was 3yrs old, he(my cousin) has a birth certificate from the clinic in Nigeria when he was born back then in 1979 stating his fathers last name, he still has fathers company's complimentary card as at that time, all his report cards/certificates/transcripts and even Nigerian passport has fathers last name on them. what other evidences can u suggest that are not on this list that will hold proof?

3. He said he has been to the ACS way back in 2001 before his mother was deceased, submitted all these documents made his claims but sincerely nothing was done, he was told he would be contacted but nothing was done till date not even a file number or anything was stated. Fortunately he was able to find his adopted brother his father terribly sick, now the father is deceased, do you think going to the states with a visiting visa will be more effective for proving his claims than here in Nigeria?

4. if a DNA test was required as the process takes toll now that his father is deceased would it hinder his claims?

Finally please give us the simplest way to go about this issue although from what i can see its a long long road but with patience we ll get there.

VisaOfficer:

Greetings! I'm fine, thank you for asking. I'm concerned for my friends in Nairobi, though.

I'm glad that you and others have a healthy degree of skepticism. You should never trust anyone you meet online...

Your cousin should contact American Citizens Services (ACS) and request a passport appointment. He will need to show that his father was a U.S. citizen at the time of his (your cousin's) birth, and that his father was physically present in the U.S. long enough to transmit citizenship to your cousin. (The amount of time depends on when your cousin was born.) The ACS officer will be interested in seeing good evidence that the two were truly father and son, but if the deceased man was an American citizen at the time of your cousin's birth, your cousin may actually be a U.S. citizen himself. It's worth checking out. To schedule an appointment, please see http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/acs_abuja_passports.html (it says Abuja but you can choose either Abuja or Lagos).

Greetings Visa Officer,

My partner and I will be going for a conference in New York. Aside from the general required documents, what other documents do we need to present during the interview to increase our chances?

Thanks.

omabroowniee: hi,i wish to visit the US briefly for my younger sisters wedding.What documents do i need.Can i show my husbands statement of account?wer travling togeda

Greetings! Every case is different so it's hard to say what to bring. If you're not employed, yes, bring your husband's account statement. Good luck to both of you!

Muycom: Visa officer,I really thank you for what you are doing for nairalanders may God almighty bless you abundantly, more greese to your elbow.

Hey, I think I know you! Thank you for your patience and best of luck in the United States.

Mgbaku: Greetings VO!
I am sending this question on behalf of a friend that attended her immigrant visa interview last month.

My friends mother who is a LPR applied for her (F2A) some years ago and she attended her interview last month. The interview went fine and her medical and all other required evidence and document also submitted. During the period of the interview, my friends mother (petitioner) was in Nigeria completing some traditional mourning rites for her late husband (my friends dad) which ended in August. She also applied for re-entry permit since this process can be up to a year or more per tradition. Her mother is scheduled to be back in US by next week.
The VO who interviewed her told her that her mother has to come back to US first to prove her domicile in The States before she can come back for her visa. She has been a permanent residence living in US for almost 5yrs now but spent the last year in Nigeria due to the death, burial, and other traditional rites of her late husband. The question now is if there is a time frame or period that she has to wait before emailing or contacting the embassy for a new appointment after her mother's return to the US? Is there a required period for her mom to stay in the US after her return before she contact the embassy? and will she or her mom have to reapply if she turn 21 before her visa is issued?

The thing about domicile is that we can only issue visas if a petitioner is domiciled in the U.S. That's because a family-based visa's sole purpose is to reunite a family, so if the petitioner's not even there, the grounds for issuing a visa disappear. Defining a period of domicile is a bit vague; basically, the Consular officer has to be convinced that the petitioner has returned to the U.S. and intends to stay there. I'd say, and this is just my personal opinion, not a U.S. Government rule, that once the mother has returned to the U.S. and a month has gone by, that would be a good time for the daughter to contact us.

Her age "freezes" at the date the petition became current, so even if she turns 21, she'll be all right.

foohard: Hello VO,

Please I am confused, my wife a PR filed for me and just last week I got an email from National Visa Center that I should means of communication, I got to USA 3 weeks ago on an F1 visa ...

What step do I need to take to change my status to PR?

Thank you in anticipation while I await your response ... Kind regards.

Is that an F1 student visa or an F1 "unmarried child of an American citizen" visa? If it's a student visa, you'll have no problem. Please contact USCIS for information about adjustment of status -- www.uscis.gov .

If it's an F1 "unmarried child" visa and you have a wife, you may have trouble adjusting status, as you should not have traveled on that visa.

Good luck!

lilbro: Thanks alot for your prompt response, and sorry about your friends in kenya accept my condolences if any died during d attack at the westgate mall.
There are a couple of questions i would like to ask and would want you to be more explicit with from your previous answers by giving examples or clues;
1. He will need to show that his father was a U.S. citizen at the time of his (your cousin's) birth, and that his father was physically present in the U.S. long enough to transmit citizenship to your cousin. (The amount of time depends on when your cousin was born.) How can he show that ? he was born 1979

2. The ACS officer will be interested in seeing good evidence that the two were truly father and son, although he has photos taken of him and his father when he was 3yrs old, he(my cousin) has a birth certificate from the clinic in Nigeria when he was born back then in 1979 stating his fathers last name, he still has fathers company's complimentary card as at that time, all his report cards/certificates/transcripts and even Nigerian passport has fathers last name on them. what other evidences can u suggest that are not on this list that will hold proof?

3. He said he has been to the ACS way back in 2001 before his mother was deceased, submitted all these documents made his claims but sincerely nothing was done, he was told he would be contacted but nothing was done till date not even a file number or anything was stated. Fortunately he was able to find his adopted brother his father terribly sick, now the father is deceased, do you think going to the states with a visiting visa will be more effective for proving his claims than here in Nigeria?

4. if a DNA test was required as the process takes toll now that his father is deceased would it hinder his claims?

Finally please give us the simplest way to go about this issue although from what i can see its a long long road but with patience we ll get there.

Greetings!

1. Does he have his father's birth certificate? Previous passports? School records or other documents showing that he lived in the U.S.?

2. Every case is different, so I can't really give advice. He should bring whatever he has.

3. Categorically no. It will be harder to prove his claims in the U.S. that it would be here.

4. Technically we can't require DNA, but we CAN strongly suggest it. In this case, clearly, it can't be done.

5. The best thing to do is to make an appointment for a U.S. passport at American Citizens Services, so the ACS Officer can interview the person and get a feel for how the case should be investigated.

T-Wallpapers:
Greetings Visa Officer,

My partner and I will be going for a conference in New York. Aside from the general required documents, what other documents do we need to present during the interview to increase our chances?

Thanks.

Greetings! Anything that will demonstrate your ties to your home country AND your reasons for having an interest in this particular conference would be good. But the interview is much more important than the documents you bring. Just be yourself. Good luck!

thank you VO for your response about my question.... But i have write KCC several times about the real data ... They reply that KCC DOES not have chance to change data in initial form and they continue that i should complete form Ds230 and Dsp122...... Pls what do you refer me to do ......